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So, here's a tip: this thing works for any audio device with a headphone jack, not just a Zune! I got mine this week, and it got its first test run today on a 2-hour trip to visit family. My Zune's on the fritz, so I experimented with plugging in my smaller Sansa e250, and it worked like a charm!

If you look around, you'll find lots of people noting that FM transmitters never have sound as flawless as a CD. Now, if you're like me, you might've wondered just what the heck that means. What standards are they going by? Well, I'm not an audio snob. I just want to be able to hear my music clearly. I don't care if it sounds crystal-clear to a trained ear, and in a car there's always some ambient noise so as far as I'm concerned there's no sense worrying whether it's perfect anyway. I'm told that in major metropolitan areas where the airwaves are crowded, FM transmitters don't necessarily work very well, but I live in a rural/suburban area (central Pennsylvania), and for the majority of my trip, my music was clear as a bell. Circling a couple of more urban areas, I got a hint of static around the edges--nothing major, but a bit of spitting. I might've been able to find a channel with less interference, but I didn't bother trying to adjust to a clearer channel, since it never got very bad and I knew it wasn't going to last very long anyway.

I don't know what the performance of other FM transmitters is like, but this one is a keeper! I am very satisfied!